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Are you going to build
a House, Barn or Fence
in your field? If so do
not buy your
Hardware i Wire
Until you get our prices. Buying in
large quantities, we get the low price
and you get the benefit. . . . Our
stock of Ranees and Cook Stoves are
complete. We have a few Heating
Stoves we will close out at cost.
Highest Market Price Paid
for BUTTER and EGGS.
Eulst I Adams,
llth St., Columbus, Nebr.
Do Not Forget the Big Store
SEEDS
Alfalfa, Red Clover, White Clover,
Alsike Clover, Timothy, Blue
Grass. Red Top, Orchard Grass.
Meadow Fescue, Bromis Inermis,
Speltz, Cane, German Millet,
Hungarian and Essex Rape
imported seed.
M Gardffi
Planet Jr. Drills and Cultivators.
All our seeds have been bought
with great care and will grow
under reasonable conditions.
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Spring Summer Season
FTSBS US 15 TEH BEST ro"DITIO
TO aESVt OCK t USTOHSat.
OUR CLOTHING
L? of the bet and we carry a
larzer stock than ever btr-
fere. We guarantee
lowest prices.
OTJ2
Ar? acknowledged the best in town. We carry only solid goods:
no Daper. shoddy or shelf-worn goods is here to be found in our shoe
stock." We have our shoes made especially for us in the foremost fac
tories of the country. We sell them at prices lower than ever.
Call and r-e convinced.
FriscbJiolz Bros.
411 Eleventh Street
typfctr's licitatir Hi Imfcr
UfllV Are thy aftr my
Will Stock and Eggs?
I , BECAUSE
They know they will
receive
fvn at yards v see my splendid line cf
Barred anclBnff Plymouth Eocks, White
Wyandcttes and Cornish Tw?tti Games.
WM. J.
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and best the market af
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season.
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Blauie's Coffee at Grays'.
Dr. Tallin flatsnaarh, Barter block.
Dr. Siiiimi i, saatiet, Tea lass tli
street, tf
Dr. Gistzeu. dentist, oesr Poliodr.
drugstore.
Ed. Hbaxe has moved to his farm
near Monroe.
Joseph Byan moved his family Mon
day to Schuyler.
Ed. Early was in Oeoaaa last waak
looking' after hia farm, iatstasta.
Attorney W. A. MrATHatar aude a
business trip to Humphrey Friday.
Dr. Haaa Potirssc. physician aad
surgeon, office over poatoffice. tf
Do not fail to aae oar 8-foot galvan
ized steel ndll for S2L0Q. A.DoaaaUa;
Son. tf
Hoc S. S. Hadlay of Cedar Bapids
passed through the dry Wednaaday on
his way esat.
Drs. Martyn, Evans, Gear Han
sec office three doors north of Fried
hofs store, tf ,
Mr. and Vtw. Frank Schram cele
brated the'- cotton wedding anniversary
Saturday night.
D. F. Dans of Silver Creak was in
town a couple of days last week trans
acting bnfiirmafi.
Dr. McKsan's method of making
aluminum plates places them on an
equalitv with gold.
fhqrfog Coxen wasabuaineas visitor
to Cedar Bapida last week, near -where
he has purchased a fane
Mass Rena Turner returned to her
work as teacher in district No. 73. after
an weeks spent at home aide
The county assessors, numbering
eighteen, held a meeting at the court
house this Tuesday afternooc
J E. Buell of Glenville, Nebraska,
moved his family here last Thursday and
has accepted a position in Herrick'a store.
Bev. Cash and family returned Fri
day from Neligh where they went to
attend the funeral of the father of Bev.
Cash.
The Globe says an Atchison man
goes with girls so much younger than
himself that he is sick in bed with the
measles.
Wm. SchHz makes boots and ahoea
in the best styles, and uses only the very
best stock that can be procured in the
market, tf
Joseph J. Byan sold his residence to
John T. Banghan of Cedar Bapida. The
sale was made through F. T. Walker's
real estate agency.
John Fullmer, engineer on the Nor
folk passenger who has been sick the
past three months with typhoid fever,
resumed work Monday.
Harry Graves will leave the latter
part of the week foe Washington, D. C.,
where he has secured a position in a
creamery under Frank Fugard, formerly
of Columbus.
W. L. Easton has moved h" family
from the country to the O. D. Butler
residence in the north part of the city.
Mr. Easton is now with his brother C. S.
in the hardware store.
Bev. Father De Yobs of Spalding,
who was more instrumental than any
other man in having the Union Pacific
extend their line from Cedar Bapida to
Spalding, was in the city Friday.
John Jaworski. car checker in the
Union Pacific yards here, quit work
Monday and will go to Omaha to take a
similar position with the company.
Martin Langley has taken his place here.
The George Hoagiand lumber yards
will be moved as soon as sheds can be
I built, to the Union Pacific ground lying
north of the Ionaell hotel and tne
Brunken livery bars, Sheds will be
built to cover all of their lumber.
The Commercial
renewed energy and
dub has taken
are adding new
names to their list of members. A thor
ough canvass is being made among bus
iness men for this purpoae and the
committees are greatly encouraged with
their success.
Caesar, the 3-jear-oId son of Mr. and
Mis. Julius Egger. living five miles north
of town, died last Wednaaday of pneu
monia. The funeral services were held
at the home Friday morning, which were
conducted by Bev. Neumarker, burial in
Columbus cemetery.
The Fullerton Poet says that the
Electric light Co. there met with quite
a misfortune Tueadayof last week. The
river washed around the end of their
cam causing them to build a long exten
sion to the same. They expected to be
running Friday night.
John Schutt. working on the Union
Pacific washout west of the city Thurs
day last lost hia taam of horaea by
drowsing. They h "r entangled in
the harseas and before they could be
released both went into deep water and
lost their lives as stated above.
Bev. Olcott is baring hia residence
property north of the Methodist ehureh
repaired. The building will save an
added second story and other improve
ments. The place is occupied by F. H.
Mielenz and it will be remembered that
several weeks ago the house had a narrow
escape from being destroyed by fire.
Charles Bedchag, who ia employed
with BLLOicott at Bocaoc pnatnffirr,
received word Tuesday that his mother,
who lives at Fremont, was at the point
of death. Mr. Eeddiag rscuraed oaly a
few aays oefore froaxaoaae where he
fcalled to attaad the foetal of a
and left his mother well at that time.
The officers of the Woaasns dab
met at the home of the iiraaVhiaT, Mw.
L. Gerard on Friday sad ffried to
hold their last geaaral BMetame; at the
home of Mrs. W. T. Biddy, March 27.
The meeting will be in the form of a
I social affair and auabers of the dub
will be permitted to mvite their gentle
men f i twills
Next Friday eveahag; fjaiai L.
Morrow, the hsuiiin erosaheti
geUstand a great crater, will
the Baptiat church. The Eveaaaa; Tele
gram. Prrrridseee. B. Leers ae estxT-
ered the
twenty yaara." 5o sdausaisa will
liaarmedto ee
speak
Born, to
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Dr.L.aTi
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New line ladies' tailor
Galleys, all the late styles.
The family of H. B. Bead have all
been aide bat are now baaroviag.
Rllsbaryi Beat XXXX Flour, the
aaat in the world, at Grays'. tf
Freeh Boll Butter at lac
Boll at 17c. at Herman P. H. OeUxa-ba.
Barclay Joaea has been cosfaad Xd
hia badataceTbnreday.with
Born, to Mr. and Mra. Burt Stevea
aon of Bichlaad, March 12, a dear little,
queer little, baby boy.
Mias Tena Zinnecker retaraad to her
school aear Craston Sunday, after a
weekfs Til nam at home.
Prof. H. B. Grant of Lindaay has
1wr?ni? to give up taarfafng- aa a pro
fession for a year at least.
For the latest styles and patteras in
mnmvr.r vaah dress goods call at Gal
lev's. New goods just received.
Call at Galley's store and inspect
their hue of ladies' drees and walking;
skirts, new spring line just armed.
George W. Post, brother of Judge
Post of this city, has been nominated on
the republican ticket for mayor of York.
Mias Maud and Bob Funk are both
sick with the mumpa, a popular disease
with Columbus young' folks this winter.
This evening, Tuesday the Hybern
ian society have a card party in the K.
of P. hn, in celebration of St. Patrick's
day.
rharloa Chapin of Oconee was in the
dty Monday. He says that Oconee and
Monroe were not hooded aa was reported
last week.
Minnie Graf, the young daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. John Graf, has been seri
ously sick the past three weeks, but is
now improving.
Bev. Halsey of this dty and Bev.
Asmus of Monroe will exchange pulpits
in the Presbyterian churches of the two
towns next Sunday.
I have a nice stock of geraniums
for house or bedding. Also ferns and
other ornamental plants at very low
prices. Mrs. A. Smith.
Win. J. Eiseman of Oconee and
Mary Ellen Hawk were united in mar
riage last Wednesday, Bev. Baasmusaen
performing the ceremony.
Miss Ellen Brown has resigned as
teacher in district 65, near St. Edward.
Her place will probably be filled by Miss
Margarette "Rag" for the remainder of
the term.
M. Vogel has purchased of L Sib
bernsen the store building west of M.
Casein's meat market on Thirteenth
street, and contemplates starting a
saloon there.
Forty car loads of cinders are being
used this week by the Union Pacific be
tween the dty and the Loup- bridge as
ballast where the late high water dam
aged the roadbed.
One farmer south of the Loup found
a hay stack after the hood, which had
noated down stream, with a litter of
little pigs about two days old on the top,
all living and contended.
The Sunday Omaha News gave a
picture of Mrs. Braggold of this dty,
portraying her at the wash tub. The
account gives an exaggerated description
of her loes during the nood last week.
E. H. Jenkins was down from his
Madison county ranch over Sunday vis
iting his family. He is making some
valuable improvements in the way of
buildings for the comfort of hia stock.
Fred Urich and sister. Mra. Minnie
Ltpp, started Monday evening for Vir
ginia where Mrs. Lipp will remain with
her husband who has located on a farm
there. Fred will return after a visit of
about a month.
Judge Post returned Saturday from
a few days' visit to Chicago. Mrs. Post
returned from the same dty on Monday
after spending several weeks with her
daughter, who underwent an operatioc
Miss Post is now much improved.
The following suits have been filed
in Justice Wagner's court: Boot. O'Brien
vs. AL Davis for S22J30 on account; G.
B. Coleman vs. James B. Bobinsoc, 966
on a note; C E. Williamson vs. Guy O.
Tonlouse. $155-for land commissioc
We learn from the Platte Center
Signal that Pat Hayes' family are about
to move to Washington to join Pat, who
has been there something over a year.
Mrs. Hayes announces a sale of house
hold goods for the 25th of this month.
Every effort has been made by the
citizens of Fullerton to find the body of
A. P. Jams who was drowned in the
Loup river while crossing in a boat last
Tuesday. No trace has as yet been
found. Mr. Jarvis was chief of the fire
department in Fullertoc
Mas IvaBobmson and Miss Clara
Bobinaon of Genoa were in town Satur
day on the way to their schools south of
Genoa. They were unable to cross the
river at Genoa and had to come to Co
lumbus to reach their destiuatioc Miss
Iva Johnson is a niece of Mias Hatlie
Baker.
County Clerk Phillips received a
letter Monday from nttiriala ha Nance
county inquiring about the cost, etc of
our Loup wagon bridge. Nance county
lost their wagon bridges over the Lcup
at Palmer, Fullerton and Genoa during
the riood, and estimate their loss at over
$40,000.
Work has begun on the new dwell-iag-
of C. E. Pollock on wast Fourteeuth
street. The atractare is to be two-story,
with attic colonial style of architecture.
and when completed will be oee of the
lasdsoBxeet and costliest reat-
in the dty. C J. Scott & Son. are
the contractors.
Gow, for several wtrttha at
ssspioyeat the Thurston hotel, left the
dty Thursday taking the horse aad
baggy belonging; to the hotel with, asm
to Sehnyier where they were foaad m. a
Ixsary Burn. Mr. Gow hr charged with
hariag taken SMeey aad articles
the hotel which did not helougto hxat.
Sehnyier Sour F. A.
Cotambeay formerly of Birhlaad,
the dty
James FaabJe ef Puis esse win build
the county isO. The Pauley Jed. eaas-
and H. H. Woods ef thai ekyeseld
I tract was dosed witk tae
thy;kaeansare At the schawl award aweaiac last Ike
amavik mtmm haBK
audeaastaat - t. r
AB ymac asm el the dty are re
quested tateta tsir rrrratil rhasthirr
eb whiek wffl a far ssdsl iatarasaraa,
will ha la the aatanof a aeeial aad a
earaaal asvitatiaai is exteaded to all
of the North Ns-
Assodatioc to beheld
April 1,2 aad 3, the Fasatont Trib
une gxvss the nlaee of rninr at Nor
folk iastsed of Cehnabaa. Norfolk has
harftheassatjarao atany times in past
years that it has become accustomed to
receniag the bonore even when others
have the work to serferm.
The irrigation dam over the Cedar
river at Ericsoc, went oat last Saturday
at 2 o'clock. It is not known yet the
extent of damage done there, but the
river at Cedar Bapida was eighteen
incase higher on account of the break.
The dam was about half a mile wide and
two miles long, was well constructed
and a favorite pleasure resort for miles
around.
Fire Chief L.F. Gottachalk is plac
ing in all houses having telephones in
the daTerent fire districts of the dry
printed cards giving instructions what
to do in case of a fire. A very little
study will make it plain to all, and if
properly used will be a great benefit to
firemen in locating fires, and save pre
cious minutes in making their runs at
such times.
Work on the foundation sails of the
new two-story brick store building on
North street was begun last week and
will be pushed to completioc We un
derstand the lower fioors will be occu
pied by a stock of dry goods for the
accommodation of the Gray Mercantile
Company's patrons and the upper doors
fitted up for offices. James Pearsall has
the contract.
Harry Beardsiey has been appointed
rural letter carrier, and Earie Weaver
his substitute. Ueardaiey takes tn
place of John Huber who recehtly re
signed. Paul Duffy has had this rout's
and was delivering mail as Huber's sub
stitute, but the inspector dedded that
the substitute could not continually take
the place of the regular carrier which
leaves Duffy out.
The concert given by the Audito
rium orchestra last Tuesday evening was
well attended and a dedded success from
a musical standpoint. The selectioaa
rendered were of the highest class and
the leader, Mr. Joseph Benesch, deserves
great credit far the progress of the
organxxatioc Miss Lottie Hockenberger
was heartily encored for the vocal solo
she so charmingly rendered.
D. D. Benedict of Sioux City, an
evangelist from the North west Iowa con
ference of the Methodist church, wfll
assist Bev. Luce in holding revival ser
vices here, beginning with April 5.
Announcement had been made that the
services would begin with the first week
of April but the plans have been changed
on account of the teachers' association
meeting in the dty April 1, 2 and 3.
G. W. Brown of Cedar Bapfds. was
a Columbus visitor, returning home to
day. Mr. Brown was one of the old set
tlers of Columbus, and among the very
first teachers of the dty schools. Later
he went to Cedar Bapida before that
town had a railroad and when far miles
distant all that could be seen was hills.
Cedar Bapida is now a very thriving vil
lage in a thrifty well settled community.
John Schmocker has received word
from Ben Englehart, a former resident
of Polk county but the past ten years of
Julesburg, Colorado, that he expects to
return with his family to Columbus to
make his future home. Mr. Englehart is
a man of means and expects to engage in
ranch business in this community. Mrs.
Englehart was formerly Mias Hoist and
the family are very well known south of
Columbus.
F. T. Walker returned from Cedar
Bapids Wednesday where he spent sev
eral days dosing up some important land
sales be had made during the year.
Among the tracts were 960 acres to
Henry Bagatz, 480 acres to C. H. Shel
doc 320 acres to Walter W. Butler, 160
acres to Mrs. Lucy Ann Cockaoc 320
acres to Judge J. A. Grimiaoc Mr.
Walker, in company with two gentlemen
of Cedar Bapids. also purchased 1200
acres of fine improved land near Spalding.
During the three days that the North
Nebraska Teachers association is held
in Columbus there will be an art exhibit
in the language room of the Columbus
High school. The pictures far this dis
play come from the Horace K. Turner
collection and represent the following
well known houses: Berlin Photograph
Cc, Franz Hanfataengl Co., and the
Soule Photograph Co. The collection is
the moat interesting of its kind in exist
ence, containing copies of the most beau
tiful paintings in the world, andent and
modern; photographs of the most famous
architectural works, and the most beau
tiful photographs of our own wonderful
natural scenery. An admission of ten
cents will be charged. The fund raised
by this exhibit will be used in decorat
irurthe public schools of our dty. See
the' coilection and help a good cause
along-
Last Wednesday night the Overland
Limited pans nu,i i aad freight tram. No.
27 had a head sad eollaaion at Gxbncre.
One aasa was instantly killed and four
werenjuzed. The fault has with B. H.
Seecrd the operator at Gilajore, who
forgot that the tratss were to psss there
aad had thrown the switch to sennit the
freight to go out. The fireman on the
freight was killed, and four injured, the
injured are: Jaases Taylor,
utai wuson nxeman on
Gestae M. Church,
a aasa who was stealing- a ride on
tkefrsigat. Jasass Taylor was for sev
eral yeast a resident of Columbus, run-
on the sraaeh roads of the Union
and had
from
that of a asasenger train.
the lieuasi mac who
in the aeadeat.
la. tae aaaatiiii
ffHriBtf tixm
ay Judge Batterausu
of Clay eoaaty aad Mhssie
of Platte couatyr William FJae-
aad Mary Ellen Hawk, both of
Platte county; E. L. A. Weetcott of
Creatou asd Mary MeCurdy of Madison:
Earl Lsdwjg and Pearl Ansae both of
Crestoo; Edward L. Taylor and LOlie
bocb of Liadsey; William Eatt-
halar of Saaadaia county and Doretta
Moaaaan of Platte county.
The CnMSMniiT dab has nnri'lisssd
six lots in the eastern pert of town ad
joiniag both the Union Pacific and B.
M. tracks, for the use of the new brick
and tils plant. The arm name wfll be
The Earr-Xicfcolfl Cs. the members of
which expect to begin the erection of
buildings, etc, at once. The gentlemen
gme tn nsrsTiIstii a planr with a 'spsnry
of two million brick a year, and the
CoBDaerdal dub agree to turn over the
deeds to the Karr-Nichola Co. when the
plant ia built and in operatioc Mayor
Dickinson and President Phillips of the
dub have been untiring in ssniiliiu, this
enterprise and rloservu great credit for
their
Telegraphic news from Waahingtoc
D. C. dated the 15th, says: "Upon the
commencement of the new fiscal year,
July 1. the poatoffice department will re
adjust the service of eight Nebraska
postoffices, by increasing the salaries for
clerk hire and mafcg allowances in
some caeca for the employment of addi
tional derks. The offices to be affected
are as follows: Columbus one addi
tional clerk at a salaryaf $500 a year;
one clerk increased from $500 to $600,
and one clerk increased from $700 to
$800." Other towns mentioned as hav
ing an increase are Fremont. Grand
Island, Hastings. Nebraska City, Nor
folk. Piattsmouth and York.
Sup't Leavy was visiting an"oIs last
week. He found them in good concitioc
The teachers, he says, are fng a great
deal of interest in securmg librarioe.
Maay are making preparations to attend
the N. X. T. A. which will be held m
Columbus April I. 2 and 3. Platte
county teachers should take a pride in
this meeting and be able to carry away
the prize for the best attendance. The
benefits to be derived from this meeting
will be acquaintance witn prominent
educators, exchange of ideas, general
enthusiasm and impetus to our county.
Teachers can hardly afford to stay away
and each school board should see. as
many are doing, that its teacher is given
an opportunity to attend.
At the Bean school house entertain
ment last Friday evening, twenty dollars
was realized, dear of expense, the money
to be used for the purchasing of books
for a school library for the district. A.
J. Masoc teacher of the school has been
the instigator of the plan. There are
several schools in the county interested
in the library work and Sup't Leavy has
compiled a list of good books from those
used in the high school and public
library, which will be of value to the
teachers. Among the teachers besides
Mr. Mason who are now working' up the
library interest are: Misses Mary Cro
nin, district 19; Laura Carstensec dis
trict 74: Anna Webster, district 38 and
Belle Harris, district 26.
Chris Huggier. of near Osceola, came
near losing his life in the hood last Mon
day. He had been visiting his sister,
Mrs. John Ernst, west of E. T. Lisco's.
and was returning home when the deed
of ice and water overtook him south of
Lisco's residence. The horse became
frightened and broke away from the
buggy and soon the vehicle was thrown
by the itx to a barb wire fence. Mr.
Huggier by following, the fence managed
to save his life. Misses Lydia and Josie
Sparhawk also had a narrow escape on
Wednesday. They were driving near the
Lisco residence and in attempting to go
around a culvert where a bridge had
been washed out. their horse got into a
deep hole, and but far the tamely assist
ance of some one passing, all might have
been drowned.
Carl Kramer returned Fnday from
BonesteeL South Dakota, where he visit
ed W. B. Backus, formerly of Columbus.
Mr. Backus is practicing law in that dty.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. MeFayden, also for
merly of Columbus, are conducting a
hotel there. Bonesteel is two miles
from the Boaebud Tmjfar? agency which
will be opened by the government for
homesteads It had been generally
understood that the reservation would
be opened this spring, but the law
requires that congress shall pass upon
this matter and it can therefore not be
settled before that body meets next falL
Bonesteel expects to be greatly bene
fited by the settlement of the reaervatioc
Mr. Kramer aays that the land there is
good but barren of trees.
Several farmers of Boone county
have recently left there for other parts
and in that connection the Albion News
is moved to make a few very truthful
statements as follows: "Immigration
agents and all others should understand
by this time that one of the principal
missions of this newspaper is to "Stand
up for Nebraska.' We have been thus
-standing far nearly twenty-four years
and it has become chronic with us. We
repeat and are honest in our declaration,
that we believe farmers especially are
"deluded' when they think they can find
a better country than Nebraska. There
ia no section of the whole United States
where the farmers have made more sub
stantial yiugiesa than here m Boone
county, or where there is a brighter
prospect for the future. However, we
hate no quaarel with those who differ
with us, but shall maintain our privilege
of believing they are -deluded just the
Seiahr
Eev.H. E. Millard, presiding elder
of the Grand Island district of the Meth
odist rasTTS. ess in the dty Friday and
tmrrhasarf the residence of H. E. Bab
cock on west FJfteeath. street. Bev.
Millard and fiasily will move to Colum
bus ansae time about June and will
city their home. Tor some
the presiding elder has con-
tsaaalacsd this change, this dty being
the district. The Grand Island district
Tsr'urtss the counties aorth of the Platte
river, as fv west as Grand Island, eest
to
aad rniniTy a large territory
secth.
It is altogether probable that
the jiressTiTTiiq elder will mlp
in Colnst bus aa the church, has
for sosw thae that the travel.
would be such less while
la that case the district
J Una?
HEMY RAGATZ & CO.
wm do
their
you
in their line.
Now
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Groceries, Crockery,
Fresh Canned Fruits,
Best Farmers' Butter
Dont forget
tney are
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PAPER PATTERNS
are matchless for accorate'eut
and description.
Visit our Paper PatternDe
partment and see the April
styles.
Some special points are:
FICHU SACK EATONS
BLOUSE JACKETS
SHIRRED SKIRTS
YOKE SKIRTS
OUTING COSTUMES
J. H. GALLEY, Agmt.
J.C. FILLMAN.
would be re-named the Columbus
district. Eev. ilUlard has a family con
sisting of a wife and one yoens lady
daughter. Mr. Eabeock espeota to erect
a new residence on his lots wst o C. H.
Sheldon's, a dwelling of Iarse propor
tions that will be a credit to the city.
The annual Hhzh school oratorical
contest was held Friday evening m North
opera house, a large audience sreetmz
the contestants. The different zrades (
in the High school were represented in
large numbers and occupied the four
boxes and stalls, also part of the down
stairs sections were reserved for the
larger classes. The exarciseu were excel
lent, the entire evening's proeram being ,
given by the young people. The High
school orchestra under the leadership of
Prof. Poole rendered several selections.
The soloists were Miss Lottie Hocken
berger. vocal solo. Hisses Franc Hocken
berger and Emma Bazatr piano soles,
and Will Boettcher violin solo. There1
were seven contestants and all represent-,
ed their part excellently The judges
were Eev. Uxee, Eev. Halsey and Br. '
PaaL The decision of the judges was.'
Srst place Elsie Brugger; second. Pan-,
line Ellas and third Ralph Wiggins.
Miss Brugger "vill represent Columbus
at the yorth Nebraska contest, which'
will meet in this city the frst week m J
ApriL
Many of the merchants have remark
ed the fa'Tiffy on of trade since the Lcup
river wagon bridge has been out cf
repair. Columbus receives a large pat-
rTonage rrotn tne south, wnich is well
settled up with enterprising farmers.
The long distance to Silver Creek and
Osceola gives this dty the larger part of
tne trade lor miles soutn of town, ana
quick work should be the motto of those
who are entrusted with seeing to the
repairs on this bridge. Since the above
put into type the approach has been
repaired so that teams are now passing-
over as usuaL The Loup and Platte
rivers both went on a general rampage
last week and the bridges that stood the
strain seem to be in the minority, al-
though the Platte wagon bridge which
does not appear to be strong, did
not lose a pier when the ice broke up
Wednesday afternoon. The Loup bridge
at Fullerton was taken out. sections of
it being' carded as far as Genoa. The
Genoa and Palmer bridges also went cut.
The Silver Creek ace Schuyler wagon
j bodges on the Platte also went down
with the iee. The Loup river is sow
dee1 of riosliug ice. but there is much
vet to be seen banked up is many of the i
lew
DCatt tO pteastw?
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BEGINNIN6
The millinery ieaon with a
vim. ex York and Chl
cuoj most attractive hat
creations on exhibit will
clearly demonstrate the
great care that has been ex
ercised in the marter of se
lection. Each hat has been
careiully selected by our
trimmer, ML- Hattie seizer.
STUDY TO PLEASE!
That's what the proprietor aad at
tendants at the PAEK BABBEB
SHOP do study to please their pa
trons and that's the magnet, so to
speak, that draws new custoaiers
and holds fast the old ones. If not
already among the latter yoa are in
vited to drop in and give us a
trial. One of our famous Pompean
Massages will make you present
able at any court in the world.
L6.ZLXECKEB,PrpT.
jy&. J. E. PAUL,
DENTIST.
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Gas seatism-
teres fsr sain-J
less extractisnj
af teeth.
Ertiuiiice Telephone L 31.
Ch5ci Tflephoae A 4.
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Willi la-iaMllI list Jar Se
Frcci ay hipi sccris ps of W. P. B'i.
nz
$1.50 Per 15
Score from 32 so 9P- poiac. all
prczi T'jmn ar oar last allow.
Leave all orders at Zinsecker's barber
shop.
one door east of postoffice.
L G. ZINNECKER.
i
The Tnnison atlas we are osTering
Jocxxan. subscribers is larger than any
otheratlas yet pojjliahed. It shows each
hemisphere sixty inches ia drcum
' fereuce, the two combined forming a map
of the world four feet by two and a
quarter feet. These are only two out of
many maps in the large volume. We
will give any of cur subscribers as oppor
tunity to own one of these books. By
paying' up your subscription to date and
33.40 yoc may have the book and one
years subscription hi advance to Thz
Jocssaz. 5ew subeaubeiB may have
the two for S3.40.
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for sale.
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